Is I69.211 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. I69.211 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does I69.211 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).

What cannot be coded together with I69.211?

I69.211 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above I69.211 (I69) and apply to it just the same.

I69.211

I69.211 — Memory deficit following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

I69.211 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for memory deficit following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I69.211

These are not written on I69.211, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing I69.211 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on I69 — Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease

personal history of cerebral infarction without residual deficit (Z86.73)
personal history of prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (PRIND) (Z86.73)
personal history of reversible ischemic neurologcial deficit (RIND) (Z86.73)
sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with I69.211

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at I69.211. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading I69.211 alone.

Z86.73Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits

Risk adjustment

I69.211 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I69.211 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A52866Billing and Coding: Speech-Language Pathology
A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy

How I69.211 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I69.211.

Deficit›memory›following›nontraumatic›specified intracranial hemorrhage NEC

Code history

I69.211 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I69.21. If I69.211 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I69.211

Is I69.211 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. I69.211 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does I69.211 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).
What cannot be coded together with I69.211?: I69.211 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above I69.211 (I69) and apply to it just the same.